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Today on Good Morning America, country artists Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina and Brothers Osborne announced the nominees for all categories of this year's Country Music Awards.
Superstar Miranda Lambert swept the categories with five noms, including Best Female Vocalist—a category she's won six times consecutively—and of course Album of the Year for Weight of These Wings. We've got the whole nominations list below.
The 51st Annual CMAs will take place at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and air on ABC 11/9 at 8pm ET. The ceremony will be hosted once again by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Heart Break, Lady Antebellum
The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
The Breaker, Little Big Town
From A Room, Vol. 1, Chris Stapleton
SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt (Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne)
“Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert (Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall)
“Better Man,” Little Big Town (Taylor Swift)
“Dirt on My Boots,” Jon Pardi (Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure & Ashley Gorley)
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban (Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen)
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR:
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LoCash
Maddie & Tae
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs
Old Dominion
Jon Pardi
Brett Young
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
“Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
“Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert
“Dirt on My Boots,” Jon Pardi
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR:
“Funny How Times Slips Away,” Glen Campbell f/Willie Nelson
“Setting the World on Fire,” Kenny Chesney f/P!nk
“Kill a Word,” Eric Church f/Rhiannon Giddens
“Speak to a Girl,” Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
“Craving You,” Thomas Rhett f/Maren Morris
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
“It Ain’t My Fault,” Brothers Osborne
“Vice,” Miranda Lambert
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
“Craving You,” Thomas Rhett f/Maren Morris
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Mac McAnally
Derek Wells